- In the U.K., most people use the term “Pit Bull” as an abbreviation of one breed, the American Pitbull Terrier.
- The American Pit Bull Terrier is a wonderful dog, well-known for its intelligence, strength, and loyalty.
- Historians debate the exact origins of the modern American Pit Bull Terrier, but it is clear that this breed has been around since at least the 1500s.
- The American Staffordshire Terrier is slightly smaller and has been recognized by the AKC, while the slightly bigger American Pit Bull Terrier has not.
- These dogs began in England, where Old English Terriers and Old English Bulldogs were bred together to produce the Pit Bull Terrier.
- The word "pit bull" is a catch-all term for breeds that trace their lineage back to the crossing of bulldogs with terriers.
- Many of today’s beloved dog breeds originated in the pit, including the Boston Terrier, the Bull Terrier, and of course, the American Pit Bull Terrier.
- During the "Great Depression of the 1930's" the American Kennel Club added American Pit Bull Terriers to their registry under the name of Staffordshire Terriers.
- Other health ailments the American Pit Bull Terrier can be prone to include digestive orders such as Gastric Dilatation – also known as bloat -and cataracts.
- The American Pit Bull Terrier is, like all the ‘bully’ breeds, one of this group of descendants of the British ‘bull and terrier’ type fighting bulldogs.